abnormalities of blinking in childhood are not uncommon. to determine the characteristics and causes of excessive blinking, this prospective, non–comparative consecutive case series study was carried out. in outpatient clinics of ophthalmology and neurology of our hospital, 60 children aging 2-16 years old with excessive blinking were examined. detailed ophthalmologic and neurologic evaluation ...

objective malnutrition is commonly considered as an important risk factor that can produce a negative influence on the prognosis of patients with chronic neurological diseases. we aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of patients admitted to the neurology ward of mofid children's hospital via subjective and objective methods. materials & methods 61 children (2-6 years of age) who were consec...

how to cite this article: shiari r. neurologic manifestations of childhood rheumatic diseases.  iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6(4): 1-7. children with rheumatic disorders may have a wide variety of clinical features ranging from fever or a simple arthritis to complex multisystem autoimmune diseases. information about the prevalence of neurological manifestations in children with rheumatologi...

S100B in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF-S100B) was measured in calves with 20 neurologic and 21 non-neurologic diseases to clarify its utility as a biomarker for neurologic diseases. The median CSF-S100B value in the neurologic disease group (43.0 ng/ml) was significantly higher than that in the non-neurologic disease group (10.2 ng/ml). As CSF-S100B levels in calves with neurologic diseases widely d...